Category Archives: Politics
Israel rejects Palestinian accusations of ‘apartheid’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinian U.N. ambassador, wearing a mask saying “End Apartheid,” accused Israel of engaging in “apartheid” in nearly a dozen ways on Wednesday, and Israel’s ambassador accused him of regurgitating claims from the Palestinia...
World leaders slap sanctions on the Kremlin over invasion
BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders Thursday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine as “barbaric” and quickly slapped heavy sanctions on the Russian economy, President Vladimir Putin's inner circle and many of the country's oligarchs.
Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that opened with air and missile strikes on Ukrainian military facilities before troops and tanks rolled across the borders from the north, east and south.
Poll: Stark racial gap in views on Black woman on high court
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are starkly divided by race on the importance of President Joe Biden’s promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, with white Americans far less likely to be highly enthusiastic about the idea than
Trudeau condemns Russia’s attack on Ukraine, says Russia will suffer consequences
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning Russia's attack on Ukraine and calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to withdraw all military forces from the country. "Canada condemns in the strongest possible terms Russia’s egregious attack on Ukrai...
Russia presses invasion to outskirts of Ukrainian capital
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite
Live updates: Ukraine diplomat urges China to talk to Putin
The latest on the Russia-Ukraine crisis: TOKYO — The Ukrainian ambassador to Japan is urging China to join international efforts to stop the Russian “massacre” in his
Tough sanctions loom against Russia, effectiveness uncertain
WASHINGTON (AP) — After the threat of sweeping sanctions didn't deter Russia's attack on Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Department officials and their counterparts in Europe now face the task of carrying through on their vow to make Russia's economy and its
Russia conflict separates GOP traditionalists from newcomers
NEW YORK (AP) — As Russia intensified its aggression toward neighboring Ukraine earlier this week, Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio blasted President Vladimir Putin’s provocations as a “clear violation of international law.”
AP sources: Yemen’s Houthis seize another US Embassy staffer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have detained another official of the long-closed U.S. Embassy there, bringing the number of local ex-U.S. Embassy staffers in the rebel group's custody to at least 11, according to accounts from Yemeni officials...
